MUMBAI: India Business Report (IBR), a weekly programme on BBC World News focusing on Indian business, is hosting a panel discussion between four of the country?s top business leaders, where they will discuss the factors at play for the next phase of economic growth in India.

IBR will be hosting this event entitled: ?A Turning Point for India? at the Oberoi in Delhi on November 5th 2012, with some of the best minds in India. The session will be moderated by YogitaLimaye, the presenter of the show and the BBC?s Mumbai correspondent.

Talking about this initiative, Adrienne Murray, Editor, India Business Report said: ?At IBR we constantly try to track the micro and macro economic issues facing the country. We are hoping this session could act as a good platform for these brilliant minds to share some of their thoughts on the future of the Indian economy.?

The panel will include some of the best names in business and policy such as Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information, Infrastructure & Innovation; Vineet Nayar, Vice Chairman & CEO, HCL Technologies Ltd; Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairman & MD, Biocon Ltd; and GV Sanjay Reddy, Vice Chairman, GVK.

The discussion will include the impact of the global economic slowdown on India, implications of slowdown on business & society, and whether the raft of big bang reforms announced recently can push the nation on to the path for economic growth. The audience for the discussion will include CEOs and business heads from top companies across the industry.

The panel discussion will be transmitted on India Business Report on Sunday, 11 November 2012, 11:00am and 10:00 pm.

MUMBAI: Indian dancer Shakti Mohan travels from her home in Mumbai to New York to collaborate with Arab-American classical composer Mohammed Fairouz as part of the series Collaboration Culture broadcasting on the BBC?s international 24 hour news channel BBC World News. Collaboration Culture pairs fourteen creative and celebrated figures from the worlds of fashion, dance, music, food and art and invites them to collaborate on a new, innovative project including collaborations in New York, Lima, and Accra. The series broadcasts globally on BBC World News.

The New York collaboration sees these two supremely talented young artists, one a composer and one a dancer; born in the same year but on different continents, come together to create a dazzling new performance in one of the world?s greatest cities.

Shakti Mohan is a star in India. Based in Mumbai, she won a nationwide TV talent show called ?Dance India Dance? in 2010, wowing the judges with her natural and elegant style. Trained in both traditional and contemporary Indian dance, Shakti is also influenced by Western culture and performance techniques. Recently she has appeared in an Indian soap opera ? but is now solely focusing on her dance studies and Bollywood dancing after winning a scholarship.

Mohammed Fairouz is a prolific Arab-American classical composer. Aged 26, he has written numerous orchestral and symphonic works which straddle both Eastern and Western influences. He is one of the most frequently-performed composers of his generation, and his music has been received at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Boston?s Symphony Hall, the Kennedy Center and internationally throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Australia. In 2008 he was honoured with a national citation from the Embassy of the U.A.E in Washington D.C. for outstanding achievement in artistry and scholarship. He is no stranger to intriguing collaborations, having worked in the past with celebrated Arabic poets and most recently, the Irish literary giant Seamus Heaney.

This episode will follow Shakti as she experiences New York for the very first time, and as she and Mohammed work closely together, sharing ideas and inspiring one another. He will compose a brand new piece of music to which Shakti will choreograph her own routine. The collaborative process will culminate in a one-off performance in front of an invited audience, with Shakti dancing backed by a top American string quartet and a Klezmer clarinettist playing Mohammed?s new composition.

Mohammed Fairouz says ?Music means the world to me, it?s the lifeblood of human connection, it?s a source of incredible energy and it?s the most immediate art form and the one in which I find my expression most naturally.? And on the collaboration itself, ?Three days to work on the music and two days to work on the choreography? Theoretically no. Practically we did it! We did it.?

?When I first heard [Mohammed?s] music I was so nervous because I couldn?t imagine dancing at that pace for long? Said Shakti Mohan, talking the day before their performance, ?But I?ve worked through it? and now I can dance it twice all the way through without getting tired. Because I?m really feeling it ? this music is magical.?

Collaboration Culture, broadcast in association with Emirates, will TX weekly on BBC World News from onSaturdays at 6.00am & 1.00pm and Sundays at 6.00pm & 12.00am

Mumbai: The latest Ipsos PAX survey (Q1 2011 - Q4 2011) shows that in India, BBC World News is the top international English news channel and the news destination of both the young1 and upwardly mobile mid-level corporate managers.

BBC World News was also shown to be the most watched international news channel for mid-level income earners, women, tech enthusiasts and those under the age of 30. The channel is also the most watched news channel amongst key audiences such as potential car buyers, international travellers and consumer durable owners.

The latest PAX survey also demonstrated the power of BBC?s integrated reach across its TV and digital platforms. BBC combined platforms reach out to more young people, mid management execs, women, potential car buyers and international fliers as compared to key competitors.

Colin Lawrence, Commercial Director BBC World News says: "BBC World News and BBC.com are strongly demonstrating impact to Indian audiences-not only top management but also those with their careers on the rise. Our platforms deliver a targeted route to these discerning viewers and it?s more and more clear that our style of impartial international news and business coverage is increasingly relevant to viewers and advertisers across the country."

The Ipsos PAX study surveys international and local media consumption and product consumption among affluent adults and business professionals in the Indian cities of Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. The latest survey covers Q1 2011 to Q4 2011.